microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
`winget list --scope machine` fails with an error
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Description
Brief description of your issue
Listing packages with --scope machine fails with error.
Steps to reproduce
For tests You can install Git.Git with --scope machine, e.g. winget install --id Git.Git --scope machine, then try to list installed packages:
> winget list --exact Git.Git
Name Id Version Source
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Git Git.Git 2.42.0.2 winget
> winget list --exact Git.Git --scope user
No installed package found matching input criteria.
> winget list --exact Git.Git --scope machine
Failed to open the predefined source; please report to winget maintainers.
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x80070005 : unknown error
> winget list --scope user
Name Id Version Source
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[...]
> winget list --scope machine
Failed to open the predefined source; please report to winget maintainers.
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x80070005 : unknown error
Expected behavior
Expect no errors.
Actual behavior
Failed to open the predefined source; please report to winget maintainers.
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x80070005 : unknown error
Environment
> winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.6.3133
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22631.2428
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.21.3133.0
Winget Directories
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Logs %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir
User Settings %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json
Portable Links Directory (User) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portable Package Root (User) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root (x86) C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Installer Downloads %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
Links
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Privacy Statement https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
License Agreement https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale
Admin Setting State
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LocalManifestFiles Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported winget list --scope machine and winget list --exact Git.Git --scope machine commands after installing Git.Git with machine scope. Trace the CLI's machine-scope listing and predefined-source opening paths. Done means machine-scoped listings complete without 0x80070005 and show installed packages as expected.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100